Thursday, July 04, 2019

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  Niskanen Center


  • White liberals are quickly moving leftward on racial issues in what has been called “The […] The post Can Diversity and Liberalism Rise Together? appeared first on Niskanen Center...

  • How Opportunity Zones Can Help the South Reach Its Full Potential

    2 days ago
  • State Enterprise Zones and low labor costs are not an effective strategy for the South's sustainable development. The post How Opportunity Zones Can Help the South Reach Its Full...

  • The Density Divide: Urbanization, Polarization, and Populist Backlash

    8 days ago

    • Will Wilkinson, Niskanen's Vice President for Research, offers a surprising new account of polarization and populism as segregating side-effects of urbanization in this major...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute



  • View Full Document As PDF Dear Chairman Powell, We write to express strong opposition to the Federal Reserve’s consideration to operate a Real-Time Gross Settlement system and...

  • CEI Applauds DOE for Granting Its Petition to Speed Up Dishwashers

    2 days ago
  • Responding to a petition from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), the Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a new rulemaking related to the problem of slow dishwasher...

  • CEI Calls on EPA to Immediately Respond to Request for Correction to Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment

    2 days ago

    • The Competitive Enterprise Institute today announced it sent a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, demanding a response to CEI’s Request for Correction made on November...

      Opinion | The Guardian



  • He prefers to inflate his Tory leadership chances than face the truth about Britain’s lack of influence in Hong KongIt was June 1997 and I was standing in the crowd on Hong Kong’s...

  • Osborne thinks he could run the IMF. Maybe gaslighting a country is a useful skill | Faiza Shaheen

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  • Only in a culture that sees power as white, posh, male and western could the man who masterminded austerity be considered for a top jobImagine: you have been very publicly sacked from...

  • The Tories are there to be demolished. But Labour is too inept to do it | Polly Toynbee

    12 hours ago

    • A crashing economy, two woeful prospective PMs, a Brexit crisis ... yet Corbyn’s dithering has let the Tories off the hookIf anyone missed the depth of this national crisis, just...

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  • The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing some injuries and...

  • LATEST: Strong earthquake rattles California

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  • Ridgecrest, California, Mayor Peggy Breeden says firefighters are working to put out five fires in the area following an earthquake but that she didn't know if any injuries have been...

  • Are you ready for an earthquake? Here’s what you need for an emergency kit

    an hour ago

    • As California was hit with its largest earthquake in decades, it might seem like a good time to make sure you’re prepared for such a disaster -- especially if you live on Canada’s...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop



  • As the energy policies of various countries sink ever further into the realms of fantasy over the imagined role of minor trace gases in the atmosphere, what will the US do – or not do?...

  • More Failed Predictions: May Was The Second Wettest Month In US History

    4 days ago
  • H/T Climate Change Dispatch An obvious clue in this report is the mention of the jetstream, which is not known to be related to minor trace gases in the atmosphere, despite wishful thinking...

  • Natascha Engel: UK’s Net-Zero Carbon Target Is Reckless And Unrealistic 

    6 days ago

    • Turning airy-fairy wishes into legal requirements, with little or no analysis of the likely consequences, is a very strange way to run a country – to say the least. The government’s...

    Zee News :Zee News - Blog



  • The two of Saif Ali Khan's kids love the camera.

  • Ghoda and ghas: Why Akhilesh-Mayawati may not be able to save the SP-BSP alliance

    a month ago
  • The old logic of caste equations may not hold, and Mayawati may be trying to test that theory.

  • The mystery of Mallika Sherawat at Cannes, and is it a 'gown festival'?

    a month ago

    • No Indian films at Cannes this year, but our stars were there for sure.

    Zee News :Technology News



  • Reliance Jio has announced a digital literacy initiative named ‘Digital Udaan’ is being launched in nearly 200 different locations across 13 states...

  • Facebook, WhatsApp back in action, some users still affected

    18 hours ago
  • Users in India had night-long problems in sending photos, videos and voice messages on WhatsApp.

  • Facebook says glitches affecting across platforms resolved

    a day ago

    • "During one of our routine maintenance operations, we triggered an issue that is making it difficult for some people to upload or send photos and videos," Facebook had said...

    Zee News :Sci-Tech



  • So what does this discovery means? Interstellar space is filled with these soccer-shaped molecules which can shed light on the mysterious contents of the universe and how planets...

  • SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasts off with 24 experimental satellites after 'most difficult' launch

    9 days ago
  • The mission, dubbed Space Test Program 2 (STP-2), is the third for the Falcon Heavy rocket, which SpaceX describes as the most powerful launch system in the world...

  • Earth is special: NASA shares breathtaking images of home planet clicked from outer space

    14 days ago

    • 'Earth is special. It's the only place in the universe that we know contains life,' said NASA.

    Zee News :South asia


    • At the very local level, people who critique CPEC are often labelled as terrorists, said researcher Shamila Chaudhary, who served in the previous Obama Administration...

    Zee News :World



  • The tremors, which were felt as far as Los Angeles, was quickly followed by several smaller aftershocks in the area.

  • Ethiopian crash families criticise Boeing over donation plan

    6 hours ago
  • Some of the families said Wednesday`s announcement from Boeing also triggered an avalanche of unwelcome phone calls from relatives and acquaintances.

  • Eyes on Iran as Britain seizes oil tanker over Syria sanctions

    8 hours ago

    • The Grace 1 tanker was impounded in the British territory at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea after sailing around Africa from Middle East.

    Zee News :India National



  • The Bill will help the public in opening bank accounts and to use Aadhaar number for authentication on a voluntary basis as an acceptable KYC document, the govt said. ...

  • West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, MP Nusrat Jahan attend Rath Yatra celebrations in Kolkata

    in 10 hours
  • Like every year, the TMC supremo inaugurated the Rath Yatra by offering prayers to Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Goddess Subhadra.

  • AAP leader Raghav Chadha moves Delhi HC challenging Ramesh Bidhuri`s win in Lok Sabha poll

    in 10 hours

    • In his petition, AAP leader Raghav Chadha has urged the court to declare Bidhuri's election as void for providing incomplete disclosure of information by Bidhuri in his affidavit...

      Channel NewsAsia World News



  • WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump prepared on Thursday (Jul 4) to host an Independence Day show like no other, featuring a speech from the Lincoln Memorial, a display of military...

  • Commentary: Period pain may need attention but seen as normal or something to put up with

    an hour ago
  • One in five young women reported missing school or university due to period pain. Two in five said pain affected their concentration or performance in class, according to research...

  • Honduras probes fishing disaster after 27 die

    an hour ago

    • TEGUCIGALPA: Honduran authorities said on Thursday (Jul 4) they are investigating the causes of an accident in which at least 27 people died after their fishing boat sank off the Caribbean...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News



  • Choked up citizens have had enough and are taking the government to court over Jakarta’s chronic smog, Kate Walton points out.

  • Philippines faces call for UN investigation into war on drugs killings

    2 hours ago
  • GENEVA: More than two dozen countries formally called on Thursday (Jul 4) for a United Nations investigation into thousands of killings in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's...

  • Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam seeks meeting with students after mass protests

    20 minutes ago

    • HONG KONG: Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has asked to meet with the city's university students, her office said on Thursday (Jul 4) evening, as the embattled leader tries...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News



  • From Julien Royer and Malcolm Lee to Tetsuya Wakuda and Violet Oon, Singapore’s most acclaimed culinary heads share their personal hotspots to chow down...

  • Squeeze, stretch, swirl: Why are ‘slime’ videos so satisfying and popular on the Internet?

    17 hours ago
  • First popularised by Instagram users in Thailand and Indonesia, slime content has now oozed everywhere. What is it about this bright, pliant blob that makes it so irresistible?...

  • Is that souffle pancake you're having for weekend brunch bad for you? We ask the experts

    15 hours ago

    • What about other popular brunch options such as avocado toast, waffles, French toast and the classic Western breakfast? CNA Lifestyle got nutritionists to lay out the truth – and...

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    4 July - iGoogle Portal - MSM News

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  • If England felt Delissa Kimmince was a bowler to target, they probably have different ideas after her five-wicket haul led Australia to a four-wicket victory in the second one-day...

  • ASX to dip as Wall St takes a break

    16 minutes ago
  • Australian shares are poised to fall slightly at the open after Wall Street took a break from trading for the July 4 holiday.

  • Sennheiser's $4000 soundbar is one of the best

    19 minutes ago
    • The German company is no stranger to excellent sounding sets of smaller speakers at a high price, and the Ambeo is exactly that.


  • The Modi 2.0 government’s first economic report card on Thursday made a strong case for accelerating private investment to create jobs and drive demand. The two-volume Economic...

  • Urjit blames ex-governors, govts for NPA mess

    3 hours ago
  • Former RBI governor Urjit Patel has blamed his predecessors at the central bank for not taking away the “punch-bowl” from the “credit binge party”. In a presentation, he...

  • Disability pension row: 1971 hero slams Army HQ

    8 hours ago
  • Amid continuing row over government’s decision to tax disability pension of military personnel, a 1971 war hero has criticized the Army headquarters for using his name to defend...

  • Consider raising retirement age: Economic Survey

    2 hours ago
  • The Economic Survey has made a case for increasing the retirement age. It cited improved life expectancy for the move. In 2016, healthy life expectancy at the age of 60 in India was estimated...

  • Indrani Mukerjea turns approver in INX case

    2 hours ago

    • A special CBI court on Thursday allowed Indrani Mukerjea to turn approver in the INX Media case in which former Union finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti are co-accused...

      Yahoo News - Top Stories



  • In an opinion article published in the Washington Post , on July 4, Amash said partisan politics is damaging American democracy. "I am declaring my independence and leaving the Republican...

  • US Navy SEAL found not guilty of murder in war crimes trial

    2 days ago

  • Woman who 'died' for 27 minutes writes chilling note after she's resuscitated

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    •   UK news | The Guardian



  • Concerns that Health and Safety Executive will struggle to carry out inspections neededNearly 700 schools have been referred to the national health and safety body over concerns...

  • A quarter of UK betting shops could close, with 12,000 jobs at risk

    8 hours ago
  • William Hill may shut 700 shops as it looks to offset £820m loss from FOBT reformA quarter of betting shops on UK high streets have been slated for closure, putting 12,000 jobs at risk...

  • George Osborne's ambitions over IMF top job prompt criticism

    11 hours ago

    • Former UK chancellor’s austerity agenda will count against him, say opponentsGeorge Osborne’s interest in running the International Monetary Fund has met immediate criticism...



      CNN.com - Top Stories





  • In pictures: Fourth of July celebrations around the US

    2 hours ago
  • See photos of parades and patriotic celebrations around the nation.

  • Trump is saluting his own version of America and that can be offensive

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    •   Washington Post: Breaking News




  • On a polarized Mall, “Make America Great Again” caps bedecked the throngs near the Lincoln Memorial while protest Baby Trump balloons bobbed amid the crowds near the Capitol...

  • With luck and connections, some score tickets to VIP section of Trump’s ‘Salute to America’

    12 hours ago
  • The special section was still not full less than an hour before Trump was slated to speak.

  • Tanks, planes assemble for ‘Salute to America’ as critics decry it as Trump’s salute to himself

    13 hours ago

    • President Trump’s supporters say he is simply celebrating America. Democrats accuse the White House of turning a taxpayer-funded, nonpolitical event into a reelection rally...


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  • Microsoft said Wednesday that a new Insider build will improve the way eye tracking works, and allow users to tweak how they receive notifications within Windows. In the same vein...

  • FitzyTV review: A neat but shaky workaround for streaming TV annoyances

    2 days ago
  • FitzyTV addresses some streaming TV annoyances, but adds some of its own along the way.

  • 15 of the best indie PC games you might have missed in 2019 (so far)

    2 days ago

    • As I said writing up our Best Games of 2019 (So Far) list, it’s been a busy year. We’ve only hit June and already there have been so many quality games we ran out of room on our top ten...
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    Wednesday, July 03, 2019

    3 July - Technology - Tech Crunch / The Verge

    Tech Crunch
  • Cubyn raises €12M Series B to let e-merchants outsource fulfilment 21 hours ago  –  Cubyn, the Paris-based logistics startup that lets e-merchants outsource fulfillment and delivery logistics, has raised €12 million in new funding. The round is led by DN Capital, with participation from Partech Ventures, 360 Capital Partners, BNP Paribas Développement and the French investment b...
  • Superbacklash a day ago  –  Hot startup Superhuman has been getting some backlash, as often happens when someone notices the precise methodology that a startup is using to enable a core feature. We’re well into stage 2 now when, inevitably, the backlash itself gets backlash. The nut of it is that people have been exposed to...
  • Podimo raises €6M to become Europe’s ‘Netflix for podcasts’ a day ago  –  Podimo, a Copenhagen-based startup building what it hopes will become Europe’s “Netflix for podcasts,” has raised €6 million in seed funding prior to launch. The round is co-led by Germany’s E.ventures and Denmark’s Heartcore, reflecting the young company’s two planned country launches later this...
  • Despite Trump’s promised reprieve, Commerce Department tells staff to continue treating Huawei as blacklisted
  • China’s Didi removes 300,000 drivers amid safety overhaul
  • TikTok is being investigated in the U.K. for how it handles children’s data and safety
  • Kyash, a would-be challenger bank in Japan, raises $14M
  • Intel and Baidu partner on Nervana Neural Network AI training processor
  • Apple reveals App Store takedown demands by governments
  • Newly unsealed court documents reveal additional alleg
  • New approach to state drone laws balances privacy and innovation 15 hours ago  –  An influential group of attorneys called the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) will meet in Anchorage in July to debate and vote on model state legislation concerning drones.
  • Europe moves closer to making VTOL air taxis a reality 15 hours ago  –  The European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA), the regulatory body that provides the rules of the skies needed for commercial airlines and other air travel providers to operate, has released new certification guidelines that set the stage for commercial operation of both hybrid and electric vertica...
  • KKR confirms it has acquired Canadian software company Corel, reportedly for over $1B 16 hours ago  –  Yesterday we broke the news that Corel — the company behind WordPerfect, Corel Draw and a number of other apps, as well as the new owner of Parallels — had itself gotten acquired by KKR. Today, the news is confirmed and official: KKR today announced it has closed the deal, purchasing Corel from p...
  • Apple’s iOS 13 update will make FaceTime eye contact way easier
  • WeChat wants to own tourism
  • NSLComm’s first spring-loaded expanding antenna satellite is headed to space
  • China’s Alipay adds sought-after beauty filters to face-scan payments
  • SoftBank Vision Fund partner David Thevenon is coming to Disrupt Berlin
  • Klaus, the ‘conversation review’ tool for support teams, picks up $1.9M seed
  • Sony announces a new $185M fund to invest in tech sta
  • Verified Expert Lawyer: Sophie Alcorn 12 hours ago  –  Sophie Alcorn founded her own immigration-focused boutique law firm a few years ago, that has quickly become a go-to resource for founders and tech workers in the Bay Area and beyond. While immigration paperwork acceptance rates have been dropping for immigration paperwork under tougher requireme...
  • What everyone at a startup needs to know about immigration 12 hours ago  –  The immigration process in the U.S. has become a high-stakes undertaking for employers, workers, and entrepreneurs. Predictability has eroded. Processing times have soared. And any mistake or...
  • App revenue tops $39 billion in first half of 2019, up 15% from first half of last year 13 hours ago  –  App store spending is continuing to grow, although not as quickly as in years past. According to a new report from Sensor Tower, the iOS App Store and Google Play combined brought in $39.7 billion in worldwide app revenue in the first half of 2019 — that’s up 15.4% over the $34.4 billion seen dur...
  • Reliance Jio partners with Facebook to launch literacy program for first time internet users in India
  • Samsung’s Galaxy Fold problems are reportedly fixed — so now what?
  • Stranger Things portals have appeared in Fortnite
  • UK’s CMA launches investigation into digital advertising and its ‘potential harm’ to consumers
  • Tidal highlights behind-the-scenes personnel with new credits feature
  • Google Pay gets more deeply integrated with Chrome
  • IP strategy: How should startups decide whether to file 
  • GPS on the Moon? NASA’s working on it 9 hours ago  –  If you're driving your car from Portland to Merced, you probably rely on GPS to see where you are. But what if you're driving your Moon rover from Oceanus Procellarum to the Sea of Tranquility? Actually, GPS should be fine — if this NASA research pans out.
  • Pax Labs CEO Bharat Vasan and serial founder Keith McCarty are coming to Disrupt SF 9 hours ago  –  The legalization of cannabis and hemp for medicinal and recreational use in states across the U.S. and in Canada has opened up a huge vein of green, green cash for startups. Two entrepreneurs tantalized early on by the smell of dank profits are Pax Labs CEO Bharat Vasan and Eaze and Wayv founder ...
  • Bored before the holiday? Go play the game built into today’s Google Doodle 9 hours ago  –  The concept of a Google Doodle — the little widget that sometimes replaces the Google logo on the company’s main search page — has gotten a lot more complex over the years. The first one (from 1998!) was just a simple static image of the Google logo with a Burning Man logo behind it, meant […]
  • Daily Crunch: FaceTime gets an eye contact upgrade
  • Amazon responds to a US senator’s inquiry, confirms Alexa voice records are kept indefinitely
  • Capital One CTO George Brady will join us at TC Sessions: Enterprise
  • Boeing pledges $100M to families of 737 Max crash victims
  • E.ventures, the global early-stage venture fund, has raised $400 million more from investors
  • Colonna call, timing a VC pitch, WeChat, patents, and growth
  • ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ director to helm first 

    • The Verge
  • Grubhub says its contract allowed it to create fake restaurant websites a day ago  –  Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney has responded to reports that his company creates fake websites for its restaurant partners, claiming that, according to its contract agreements, these businesses have signed away permission for Grubhub to engage in the marketing tactic on their behalf. According to a par...
  • The best 4th of July tech deals we’ve seen so far
  • FCC filing is latest evidence that Apple will soon update its most affordable MacBook Pro
  • Why AI can’t fix content moderation
  • EV startup Rivian has poached dozens from Ford, McLaren, Tesla, and Faraday Future
  • DownDetector down as another Cloudflare outage affects services across the web
  • Xiaomi’s new Mimoji look awfully familiar, huh
  • There’s only one important question to ask about Apple’s future
  • China has been secretly installing spyware on some tourists’ Android phones
  • Valve released 3D models so anyone can mod the Index
  • Eddy Cue says Apple doesn’t dictate content restrictions for its original TV shows 15 hours ago  –  Apple’s Eddy Cue, who’s been heading up the company’s streaming efforts, has been making the rounds in the media over the last couple of days, providing glimpses into what we can expect from its TV offerings. In his latest interview with GQ Britain, Cue pushed back on reports that Apple was takin...
    Eddy Cue says Apple doesn’t dictate content restrictions for its original TV shows 15 hours ago  –  Apple’s Eddy Cue, who’s been heading up the company’s streaming efforts, has been making the rounds in the media over the last couple of days, providing glimpses into what we can expect from its TV offerings. In his latest interview with GQ Britain, Cue pushed back on reports that Apple was takin...
  • Stranger Things portals are popping up in Fortnite
  • Uber Eats ditches deliveries for in-restaurant dining test
  • A conservative audit of Facebook’s speech policies is running behind schedule
  • iOS 13 will fix the FaceTime eye contact problem
  • Samsung has reportedly fixed the Galaxy Fold
  • House lawmakers officially ask Facebook to put Libra cryptocurrency project on hold
  • Android co-founder Andy Rubin accused of cheating wife out of fortune while running a sex ring
  • Epic Games will cover refunds of Shenmue III to protect developer after backlash
  • Tesla rebounds from bad first quarter by setting new re
  • How to stop your emails from being tracked 13 hours ago  –  All of those obnoxious marketing emails that crowd your inbox aren’t just pushing a product. They’re also tracking whether you’ve opened the email, when you opened it, and where you were at the time by using software like MailChimp to embed tracking software into the message. How does it work? A ...
    How to stop your emails from being tracked 13 hours ago  –  All of those obnoxious marketing emails that crowd your inbox aren’t just pushing a product. They’re also tracking whether you’ve opened the email, when you opened it, and where you were at the time by using software like MailChimp to embed tracking software into the message. How does it work? A ...
  • Startup’s plan to deliver baby in space halted over ‘serious ethical, safety and medical concerns’
  • Waymo gets green light in California to pick up passengers in self-driving cars
  • Ultimate Ears’ Blast Wi-Fi speaker is $69.99 for a limited time
  • The Department of Defense wants ideas for a tiny autonomous space station
  • Microsoft’s Your Phone app can now mirror your Android phone’s notifications
  • Play baseball with your food in a new July Fourth Google Doodle
  • VW’s Type 20 is an electrified dream of its iconic campervan
  • Deaths and injuries don’t slow Uber Eats’ rapid expansion in Mexico
  • HP, Dell, Microsoft, and Amazon look to move some har
  • Kim Kardashian West wins $2.8 million from company that kept tagging her in Instagram posts 9 hours ago  –  Kim Kardashian West has won close to $2.8 million from the fast fashion company Missguided in a lawsuit claiming that the company used her “persona and trademarks” to sell replicas of her outfits, in part by continually tagging her on Instagram. The issue of whether Missguided’s Instagram behavio...
  • Boeing announces $100 million fund for families of 737 Max crash victims
  • Data from health apps offers opportunities and obstacles to researchers
  • Amazon can be held liable for defective third-party products on its platform, court rules
  • Facebook’s image outage reveals how the company’s AI tags your photos
  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’s J.A. Bayona will direct Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show
  • Copies of AI deepfake app DeepNude are easily accessible online — and always will be
  • Moment Pro Camera gets support for long-exposure photography on iOS
  • Trump’s latest Huawei announcement has left US companies in limbo
  • Canon is crowdfunding a tiny clippable camera that con
  • Facebook resolves day-long outages across Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger 4 hours ago  –  Facebook had problems loading images, videos, and other data across its apps today, leaving some people unable to load photos in the Facebook News Feed, view stories on Instagram, or send messages in WhatsApp. Facebook said earlier today it was aware of the issues and was “working to get things b...
  • Superhuman says it will disable email read receipts by default after privacy controversy
  • YouTube’s ‘instructional hacking’ ban threatens computer security teachers
  • Google will make another big improvement to Android Q’s gesture navigation before release
  • Spider-Man: Far From Home is a full-on heroic triumph
  • Spider-Man: Far From Home’s post-credits scene fixes its biggest plot hole
  • Everything you need to know about the invisible e-mail tool that tracks you
  • ‘User Inyerface’ teaches you about terrible modern web design by making you suffer through it
  • Amazon confirms it holds on to Alexa data even if you delete audio files
  • Dr Disrespect and other creators keep hiding their apolog
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